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Salosvesi-Pettämä

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Syke publishes the water-quality measurements for Salosvesi-Pettämä. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
1.3 m
Typical for Finland
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
19.5 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
Chlorophyll-a
7.6 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
Max depth
29.6 m
Bathymetric survey
  • 97 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Salosvesi-Pettämä in Jämsä, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 19.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 97.1 ft.

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How Salosvesi-Pettämä is classified

Salosvesi-Pettämä in Finland is published with the authority's own measurements and class. The measurements here are published by the agency that samples the lake, as reported. Sampling here has recorded water clarity, phosphorus and algae (chlorophyll-a).

LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.

Monitoring: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres.

Salosvesi-Pettämä is a lake in Jämsä County, Finland with a maximum depth of 97 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-10-06. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Salosvesi-Pettämä is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Deep water97.1 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Salosvesi-Pettämä is safe to swim in today is a call for the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Salosvesi-Pettämä

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Salosvesi-Pettämä. More on the source.

Murky, only visible to about 4.3 ft. Phosphorus 19.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 7.6 µg/L. TSI 51.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.3mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus19.5µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)7.6µg/LMeasured, not scored

The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.

Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.51Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

29.6 m

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Frequently asked questions about Salosvesi-Pettämä

Where is Salosvesi-Pettämä?

Salosvesi-Pettämä is a lake in Jämsä, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Salosvesi-Pettämä?

Salosvesi-Pettämä in Jämsä, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 19.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.6 µg/L. Maximum depth: 97.1 ft.

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Is Salosvesi-Pettämä safe to swim in?

Salosvesi-Pettämä has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.

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How deep is Salosvesi-Pettämä?

Salosvesi-Pettämä has a maximum depth of 97.1 feet.

Where this data comes from

41 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2017–2025. Retrieved from Syke VESLA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and ELY Centressyke-vesla41 samples · 2017–2025

Analytical methods

  • SYKE VESLA
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
  • 25772
  • 25757

Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.